Intel Xeon Gold 6548Y+ vs Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6548Y+ and Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Gold 6548Y+

Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6548Y+

16 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 16
32 more threads: 64 vs 32
Around 14% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 24% higher maximum core temperature: 97°C vs 78°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2446 vs 2156
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 85587 vs 34009

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 16
Number of threads	64 vs 32
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Maximum core temperature	97°C vs 78°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2446 vs 2156
PassMark - CPU mark	85587 vs 34009

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

Around 72% lower typical power consumption: 145 Watt vs 250 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	145 Watt vs 250 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6548Y+
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2446

2156

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

85587

34009

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6548Y+	Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2446	2156
PassMark - CPU mark	85587	34009
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3406
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		28945

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6548Y+	Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023	Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$3726
Place in performance rating	128	132
Architecture codename		Broadwell
Processor Number		E5-2697AV4
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	2.60 GHz
Die size	2x 763 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	60 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	83°C
Maximum core temperature	97°C	78°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	32	16
Number of threads	64	32
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size		1.5 TB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	4677	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	250 Watt	145 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)	x4, x8, x16
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)